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news you need to start your day.* ### Today's top stories **President Trump announced that the U.S. will "guide" stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz. Trump wrote on Monday that the US navy would “guide” stranded ships out of the waterway, writing on his social media site Truth Social that the operation, “Project Freedom”, would
ships are currently stranded on either side of the strait, which has been almost completely closed since the start of the war on February 28. On Monday, Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that
ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region. In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Trump [described](https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-hormuz-strait-may-4) the ongoing US naval effort as “one of the greatest
Hormuz. It said Navy guided-missile destroyers in the Persian Gulf were helping to restore traffic. Its statement on X said that U.S. destroyers had also transited the strait. It did not say when
News. Despite the accusation, the US official called on Beijing to join Washington in its campaign to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. “The attacks from Iran have closed
stranded in the area belong to 87 countries that are “innocent bystanders” in the conflict. “Over the last 12 hours, we’ve reached out to dozens of ships and shipping companies to encourage traffic flow
stranded ships](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) through the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies
stranded around the Strait of Hormuz by the war on Monday, in a sign that the conflict could further escalate, despite the near-month-long fragile ceasefire. Tehran has been effectively blocking nearly all shipping
stranded in the Gulf by the US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump gave few details of the plan to aid ships and their crews that have been “locked up” in the vital waterway
news agency denied that US forces had sunk several Iranian boats, branding the US claim “false”. The market is pricing oil higher as it factors in the risk of “more oil infrastructure damage
stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, as two ships around the strait reported attacks. [![Vehicles drive past a billboard with graphic showing Strait of Hormuz and sewn lips
stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz from Monday. "For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely
news agency, citing an official briefed on the meeting, said Trump wants the nuclear issue addressed at the start of any negotiations. CNN, citing two sources familiar with the matter, said Trump was unlikely
stranded tankers and other ships through the vital energy and trade route that has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February. On Monday, several merchant ships
news conference. “The one who has politicised and securitised the issue of ports is the United States.” On Wednesday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement that he welcomed the “solidarity of friendly
stranded containers across the 900km border between the neighbours. Pakistani officials confirmed the consultations, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject and because the idea, for now, is just that
stranded in the region. Just hours after the operation began, the US military said it destroyed six small Iranian boats and interceptedIranian cruise missiles and drones – a claim that was denied by Iran – and Iran
stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump later put the number at seven boats. The US operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”, has shaken a fragile ceasefire reached between Iran
stranded seafarers on hundreds of ships that have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war began. ![The image above shows the Strait of Hormuz and its traditional shipping routes and northern routes that